School: An Clochar, Uarán Mór
- Location:
- Oranmore, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Ghreallaigh
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- About two miles from the village of Dranbeg on the Tobar Breachain road there is a five tone stone. A giant threw it from Co. Clare to Tobar Breachain. The track of his five fingers are on that stone yet.
- About three hundred years ago a fairy pig lived in Antrim. He was a little bigger than every other pig and was very black. The Antrim People were afraid of him. He lived in a glen in Co. Antrim called "Gleann na Aluice". She used so great destruction round the glen. About eight o'clock every evening she used appear.
One evening no one in the place saw her, and soon after she was seen in Dranmore. About two hundred yards below Dranmore is a place called Gleanascaul. She was rooting for two hours there until she(continues on next page)